diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libarchive/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libarchive/default.nix
index 64d769fab75..851601fe963 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libarchive/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libarchive/default.nix
@@ -9,11 +9,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "76e8d7c7b100ec4071e48c1b7d3f3ea1d22b39db3e45b7189f75b5ff4df90fac";
   };
 
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [ libxml2 zlib bzip2 openssl xz ] ++
+  buildInputs = [ sharutils libxml2 zlib bzip2 openssl xz ] ++
     stdenv.lib.optionals stdenv.isLinux [ e2fsprogs attr acl ];
 
-  buildInputs = [ sharutils ];
-
   meta = {
     description = "Multi-format archive and compression library";
     longDescription = ''